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The Dell Inspiron 1545 has a 15.6″ screen or something, insanely big and insanely awesome. Shame it came with Windows Vista!

Dell Inspiron i1545-4583JBK 1545 15.6-Inch Laptop (Jet Black)

• 2.2GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core T4400 Processor (1MB cache, 800MHz FSB)
• 4GB System Memory; Media Card Reader; 10/100 Ethernet; Wireless 802.11 b/g Card
• 320GB Hard Drive; DVD/CD±R/RW Optical Drive – Plays and creates CDs and DVDs
• 15.6″ Display; Integrated Intel 4500 MHD Media Accelerator Graphics; Built-in 1.3MP webcam
• Windows 7 Home Premium Operating System (64-bit); 6-cell Battery; High Definition Audio 2.0

Meet the Inspiron 15 — a 15.6″ laptop computer for your everyday needs. With an attractive, stylish design and mobile technology, this laptop features everything you want for everyday computing. The Inspiron 15 offers a modern black palmrest. Not to mention Intel Pentium Dual Core processors, a Dell Dock and optional facial recognition software, all at a value within reach. Includes Microsoft Works and a 30-day trial of McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall.Dell Inspi

Rating: (out of 11 reviews)

List Price: $ 619.99

Price: $ 569.99

CaseCrown Double Memory Foam Padded Laptop Case (Checkered) to Carry the Dell Inspiron 1545 15.6-Inch Jet Black Laptop

• Perfect to carry the Dell Inspiron 1545 15.6-Inch Jet Black Laptop
• Premium shock absorbing double memory foam lining.
• Four internal straps hold your netbook in place, allowing you to use it in the case still protected.
• Ultra durable protecting your netbook from scratches, dust, and damage.

The CaseCrown Premium Double Memory Foam Case for your laptop provides optimal protection. Despite its slim size, this case with its shock absorbing double memory foam padding will provide superior protection. The interior comes with straps to hold your netbook in place so you can utilize the bag as both a carrier and a comfortable platform on your lap or desk when opened and in use. Water resistant and zipper scratch-free exterior will protect your laptop from damage and unwanted fingerprints.

List Price: $ 45.99

Price: $ 25.92

Dell Inspiron 1545 15.6-Inch Laptop (Cherry Red), 2.2GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core T4400 CPU; 4GB System Memory; 500GB Hard Drive; DVD/CD±R/RW Optical Drive; Windows 7 Home Premium Operating System (64-bit); 6-cell Battery; High Definition Audio 2.0; 10/100 Ethernet; Wireless 802.11 b/g Card

• 2.2GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core T4400 Processor (1MB cache, 800MHz FSB)
• 4GB DDR2 System Memory; Media Card Reader; 10/100 Ethernet; Wireless 802.11 b/g Card
• 500GB Hard Drive; DVD/CD±R/RW Optical Drive – Plays and creates CDs and DVDs
• 15.6″ Display; Integrated Intel 4500 MHD Media Accelerator Graphics; Built-in 1.3MP webcam
• Windows 7 Home Premium Operating System (64-bit); 6-cell Battery; High Definition Audio 2.0

Stay connected wherever you roam with the Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop in red, which features a bright, vivid 15.6-inch LCD screen and long-lasting 6-cell battery. Weighing just under 6 pounds, it’s a great choice for both work and play with the screen’s high-definition resolution and included DVD drive (which can also burn dual-layer DVD and CD media). Pre-installed with the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium operating system (64-bit version), you’ll be able to easily create a home network and share

List Price: $ 1,099.99

Price: $ 799.99

Dell Inspiron 15 (1545) 15.6-Inch Laptop Notebook (Jet Black)

• Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/1MB cache), 3 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz (2 DIMMs)
• 250 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM), 8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability
• 15.6 WXGA Laptop Screen Display with TrueLife, Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500MHD
• Dell 1397 802.11B/G Wireless Mini Card, Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic
• 4 Cell Primary Battery, 65W AC Adapter, 1Yr Ltd Warranty

Dell Inspiron 1545 Intel Pentium T4200 2GHz, 15.6″ Screen, Intel GMA X4500HD. 4GB Ram 320GB Hard Drive. Intel GMA X4500HD, 9 Cell Battery, DVD/RW Drive, CAM, Vista Home Premium, Jet Black, Dell Recertified, 6 Months+ warranty from Dell

Rating: (out of 6 reviews)

List Price: $ 899.99

Price: $ 524.99

Dell Inspiron 1545 15.6-Inch Jet Black Laptop – Up to 4 Hours 34 Minutes of Battery Life, MS Home and Student Software Included (Windows 7 Home Premium)

• 2.1GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300 Processor
• 4GB Memory
• 250GB Hard Drive, DVD±R/RW Optical Drive
• 15.6″ Display, Integrated Intel 4500 MHD Media Accelerator Graphics
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit), *Up to 4 Hours 34 Minutes of Battery Life

Meet the Inspiron 15 — a 15.6-Inch laptop computer for your everyday needs. With an attractive, stylish design and mobile technology, this laptop features everything you want for everyday computing. The Inspiron 15 offers a modern black palmrest. Not to mention Intel Core 2 Duo processors, a Dell Dock and optional facial recognition software, all at a value within reach. *Based on Dell Lab testing. Battery life varies by configuration, operating conditions and other factors. Maximum battery

Rating: (out of 7 reviews)

List Price: $ 689.99

Price: $ 739.89

Top 15 Ways to Extend Your Dell Inspiron 1545 Laptop?s Battery Life

Top 15 Ways to Extend Your Dell Inspiron 1545 Laptop’s Battery Life

Laptops tend to lose their charm quickly when you’re constantly looking for the nearest power outlet to charge up. How do you keep your dell inspiron 1545 battery going for as long as possible? Here are 15 easy ways to do so.

1. Defrag regularly – The faster your hard drive does its work – less demand you are going to put on the hard drive and your battery. Make your hard drive as efficient as possible by defragging it regularly. (but not while it’s on battery of course!) Mac OSX is better built to handle fragmentation so it may not be very applicable for Apple systems.

2. Dim your screen – Most laptops come with the ability to dim your laptop screen. Some even come with ways to modify CPU and cooling performance. Cut them down to the lowest level you can tolerate to squeeze out some extra battery juice.

3. Cut down on programs running in the background. Itunes, Desktop Search, etc. All these add to the CPU load and cut down battery life. Shut down everything that isn’t crucial when you’re on dell 1545 battery.

4. Cut down external devices – USB devices (including your mouse) & WiFi drain down your laptop battery. Remove or shut them down when not in use. It goes without saying that charging other devices (like your iPod) with your laptop when on battery is a surefire way of quickly wiping out the charge on your laptop battery.

5. Add more RAM – This will allow you to process more with the memory your laptop has, rather than relying on virtual memory. Virtual memory results in hard drive use, and is much less power efficient. Note that adding more RAM will consume more energy, so this is most applicable if you do need to run memory intensive programs which actually require heavy usage of virtual memory.

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6. Run off a hard drive rather than CD/DVD – As power consuming as hard drives are, CD and DVD drives are worse. Even having one in the drive can be power consuming. They spin, taking power, even when they?re not actively being used. Wherever possible, try to run on virtual drives using programs like Alcohol 120% rather than optical ones.

7. Keep the dell inspiron 15 battery contacts clean: Clean your battery’s metal contacts every couple of months with a cloth moistened with rubbing alcohol. This keeps the transfer of power from your battery more efficient.

8. Take care of your dell inspiron 1545 battery – Exercise the Battery. Do not leave a charged battery dormant for long periods of time. Once charged, you should at least use the battery at least once every two to three weeks. Also, do not let a Li-On battery completely discharge. (Discharing is only for older batteries with memory effects)

9. Hibernate not standby – Although placing a laptop in standby mode saves some power and you can instantly resume where you left off, it doesn’t save anywhere as much power as the hibernate function does. Hibernating a PC will actually save your PC’s state as it is, and completely shut itself down.

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10. Keep operating temperature down – Your laptop operates more efficiently when it’s cooler. Clean out your air vents with a cloth or keyboard cleaner, or refer to some extra tips by LapTopMag.com.

11. Set up and optimize your power options – Go to ‘Power Options’ in your windows control panel and set it up so that power usage is optimized (Select the ‘max battery’ for maximum effect).

12. Don’t multitask – Do one thing at a time when you’re on dell inspiron 1525 battery. Rather than working on a spreadsheet, letting your email client run in the background and listening to your latest set of MP3’s, set your mind to one thing only. If you don’t you’ll only drain out your batteries before anything gets completed!

13. Go easy on the PC demands – The more you demand from your PC. Passive activities like email and word processing consume much less power than gaming or playing a DVD. If you’ve got a single battery charge – pick your priorities wisely.

14. Get yourself a more efficient laptop – Laptops are getting more and more efficient in nature to the point where some manufacturers are talking about all day long batteries. Picking up a newer more efficient laptop to replace an aging one is usually a quick fix.

15. Prevent the Memory Effect – If you’re using a very old laptop, you’ll want to prevent the ‘memory effect’ – Keep the dell inspiron 1545 battery healthy by fully charging and then fully discharging it at least once every two to three weeks. Exceptions to the rule are Li-Ion batteries (which most laptops have) which do not suffer from the memory effect.

Bonus Tip #1: Turn off the autosave function. MS-Word’s and Excel’s autosave functions are great but because they keep saving regular intervals, they work your hard driver harder than it may have to. If you plan to do this, you may want to turn it back on as the battery runs low. While it saves battery life in the beginning, you will want to make sure your work is saved when your battery dies.

Bonus Tip #2: Lower the graphics use. You can do this by changing the screen resolution and shutting off fancy graphic drivers. Graphics cards (video cards) use as much or more power today as hard disks – Thanks Andrew

I unbox the Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop from Dell.com, Link to Laptop: www.dell.com Features: Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/1MB cache) 13GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz 15.6 High Definition+ (1600×900) LED Display with TrueLife™ Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 1 64 Bit (Free upgrade to Windows 7) Integrated 10/100 Network Card Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 18X CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) 1Soundblaster X-Fi Hi Def Audio – Software Enabled Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11 Wireless-N Mini Card Integrated 1.3 MP Webcam Microsoft® Works 9 McAfee SecurityCenter, 30-Day Trial 6-cell battery Classic Protection: 1yr Ltd Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis No ISP requested WildTangent Games Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor It is a fairly good Laptop I would recommend it. For exclusive content visit my Twitter: Twitter.com/TheMattMalloy/
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The Dell Inspiron 1545 Laptop is an excellent choice for any college student looking for a light weight laptop with a fast memory. The Inspiron 1545 is a well built laptop and doesn’t come with a lot of pre-loaded software to bog the processor down.

Specifications include:

· An Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300 Processor

· 4 GB RAM

· 250 GB Hard Drive

· 15.6 inch Screen with bright vivid technology

· Media Accelerator Graphics Card

· Windows 7 Operating System pre-installed

· Wireless LAN

Features include:

· A 1.3 mega pixel web cam

· Built in stereo speakers which allow for the best sound

· 6 cell battery that offers up to four and a half hours of battery life

· 3 USB ports for any media need

· 7 in 1 memory card reader with fast downloads

The Inspiron 1545 also offers facial recognition software to further add protection to your laptop. The software adapts to your look so you’ll never need to remember another password again. With the 6 cell battery, the Inspiron 1545 weight is just under six pounds which enables any college student to carry it from class to class throughout the day. With Windows 7 already pre-loaded on the laptop, it can begin functioning right out of the box. The Inspiron 1545 offers a fast processor for multi-tasking, which is a must for any college student. A dell laptop is one of the best buys on the market and with customizable features; any college student will be able to find a laptop that fits their needs.

For more information, please visit: http://www.technology4students.com/laptops/dell-laptops/dell-inspiron-1545/

Abby Morrill is the chief writer for Travis Ludlow Industries.

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